Madonna's Last Hymn

I’m on my fourth lifeline how about you The first three pre-owned the current one new This one seems fleeting which gives me concern My freezer is empty no steaks left to burn The first one was blissful the second had pain The third one reflective but this fourth one again…. I try to hold on and describe it at will Exceeding my grasp it alludes me and still… I wouldn’t go back to either one, two, or three The things I see now ripened fruit on my tree If this is the end and the lights start to dim I’ll sing the words strongly Madonna’s last hymn… “More thankful than troubled more joyous than sad “More today than tomorrow —the past in the past” (The First Book Of Prayers: February, 2018)